TOM 3103

By
Poramet Boonnumsirikij, Ph.D.
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IATA AREAS & SUB AREAS
TRAFFIC CONFERENCE AREA
 AREA 1 (TC 1)

All of the North and South American

continents, Greenland, Bermuda, the West
Indies and the Island of the Caribbean Sea, the
Hawaiian Islands (including Midway and
Palmyra)
• NORTH ATLANTIC or NORTH AMERICA
• MID ATLANTIC
• SOUTH ATLANTIC
 NORTH ATLANTIC

• USA (US)
• CANADA (CA)
• MEXICO (MX)
 MID ATLANTIC
• BAHAMAS (BS) • HAITI (HT)
• BARBADOS (BB) • HONDURAS (HN)
• BERMUDA (BM) • JAMAICA (JM)
• BOLIVIA (BO) • MARTINIQUE (MQ)
• BELIZE (BZ) • NETHERLAND ANTILLES (AN)
• CAYMEN ISLAND (KY) • NICARAGUA (NI)
• COLOMBIA (CO) • PANAMA (PA)
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • PERU (PE)
(DO) • PUERTO RICO (PR)
• EQUADOR (EC) • SURINAM (SR)
• EL SALVADOR (SV) • TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (TT)
• FRENCH GUIANA (GF) • VENEZUELA (VE)
• GUADELUPE (GP) • VIRGIN ISLAND (VI)
• GUATEMALA (GT)
• GUYANA (GY)
 SOUTH ATLANTIC

• ARGENTINA (AR)
• BRAZIL (BR)
• CHILE (CL)
• PARAGUAY (PY)
• URUGUAY (UY)
 AREA 2 (TC2)

• EUROPE
• AFRICA
• MIDDLE EAST
 EUROPE
• ALBANIA (AL) • FINLAND (FI)
• ALGERIA (DZ) • FRANCE (FR)
• ANDORRA (AD) • GEORGIA (GE)
• ARMENIA (AM) • GERMANY (DE)
• AUSTRIA (AT) • GIBRALTAR (GI)
• AZERBIAJAN (AZ) • GREECE (GR)
• BELARUS (BY) • HUNGARY (HU)
• BELGIUM (BE) • ICELAND (IS)
• BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA (BA) • IRELAND REP. OF (IE)
• BULGARIA (BG) • ITALY (IT)
• CROATIA (HR) • LATVIA (LV)
• CZECH REPUBLIC (CZ) • LIECHTENSTEIN (LI)
• DENMARK (DK) • LITHUANIA (LT)
• ESTONIA (EE) • LUXEMBOURG (LU)
 EUROPE (Continue)
• MACEDONIA (MK) • SAN MARINO (SM)
• MALTA (MT) • SLOVAKIA (SK)
• MOLDOVA REP. OF (MD) • SLOVENIA (SI)
• MONACO (MC)
• SPAIN (ES)
• SWEDEN (SE)
• MOROCCO (MA)
• SWITZERLAND (CH)
• NETHERLAND (NL)
• TUNISIA (TN)
• NORWAY (NO) • TURKEY (TR)
• POLAND (PL) • UKRAIN (UA)
• PORTUGAL (PT) • UNITED KINGDOM (GB)
• ROMANIA (RO) • YUGOSLAVIA (YU)
• RUSSIAN FEDERATION
WEST OF URAL (RU)
 AFRICA
CENTRAL AFRICA EASTERN AFRICA
• BURUNDI (BI)
• MALAWI (MW)
• DJIBOUTI (DJ)
• ZAMBIA (ZM) • ETHIOPIA (ET)

• ZIMBABWE (ZW) • KENYA (KE)

• RWANDA (RW)
• SOMALIA (SO)
• TANZANIA (TZ)
• UGANDA (UG)
 AFRICA (Continue)
SOUTHERN AFRICA INDIAN OCEAN
ISLANDS
• BOTSWANA (BW) • COMOROS (KM)
• LESOTHO (LS) • MADAGASCAR (MG)
• MOZAMBIQUE (MZ) • MAURITIUS (MU)
• SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) • MAYOTTE (XM)
• REUNION (RE)
• SOUTHWEST AFRICA or
NAMIBIA (NA) • SEYCHELLES (SC)
• SWAZILAND (SZ)
LIBIA
• LIBYAN ARAB
JAMAHIRIYA (LY)
 AFRICA (Continue)
WESTERN AFRICA
(WAFR)
• ANGOLA (AO) • GHANA (GH)
• BENIN (BJ) • GUINEA (GN)
• CAMEROON (CM) • GUINEA-BISSAU (GW)
• CAPE VERDE (CV) • LIBERIA (LR)
• CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. • MALI (ML)
(CF) • MAURITANIA (MR)
• CHAD (TD) • NIGER (NE)
• CONGO (CG) • NIGERIA (NG)
• COTE D’ IVORIE (CI) • PRINCIPE (ST)
• EQUATORIAL GUINEA (GQ) • SAO TOME (ST)
• GARBON (GA) • SENEGAL (SN)
• GAMBIA (GM) • SIERRA LEONE (SL)
• TOGO (TG)
• ZAIRE (ZR)
 MIDDLE EAST
• BAHRAIN (BH) • SUDAN (SD)
• CYPRUS (CY) • SULTANATE OF OMAN
• EGYPT (EG) (OM)
• IRAN (IR) • SYRIAN ARAB
• IRAQ (IQ) REPUBLIC (SY)
• ISRAEL (IL) • UNITED ARAB
• JORDAN (JO) EMIRATES (AE)
• KUWAIT (KW) comprise of Abu Dhabi,
Ajman, Dubai, Fujarah,
• LEBANON (LB) Sharjah, Umm Al
• QUATA (QA) Qaiwain
• SAUDI ARABIA (SA) • YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF
(YE)
 AREA 3 (TC3)

Asia, The East Indies, Australia, New Zealand and the Islands of
the Pacific Ocean.
• SOUTH EAST ASIA
• SOUTH ASIAN SUBCONTINENT
• SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
• JAPAN/KOREA
 SOUTH EAST ASIA
• BRUNEI (BN) • MONGOLIA (MN)
• CAMBODIA (KH) • MYANMAR (BU)
• CHINA (CN) • NORTHERN MYRIANAS
• GUAM (GU) (MP)
• HONG KONG (HK) • PALAU (PW)
• INDONESIA (ID) • PHILIPPINES (PH)
• KAZAKHSTAN (KZ) • RUSSIAN FED. EAST OF
URAL (RZ)
• KYRGYZSTAN (KG)
• SINGAPORE (SG)
• LAOS (LA)
• TAIWAN (TW)
• MACAU (MO)
• TAJIKISTAN (TJ)
• MALAYSIA (MY)
• THAILAND (TH)
• MARSHALL ISLANDS (MH)
• TURKMENISTAN (TM)
• MICRONESIA (FM)
• UZBEKISTAN (UZ)
• VIETNAM (VN)
SOUTH ASIAN SUBCONTINENT
• AFGHANISTAN (AF)
• BANGLADESH (BD)
• BHUTAN (BT)
• INDIA (IN)
• NEPAL (NP
• PAKISTAN (PK)
• SRI LANKA (LK)
• MALDIVES (MV)
 SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
• AMERICAN SAMOA (AS)
• AUSTRALIA (AU)
• NIUE (NU)
• COOK ISLAND (CK)
• FIJI ISLAND (FJ) • PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PG)
• FRENCH POLYNESIA (PF) • PITCAIRN ISLAND SAMOA
• KIRIBATI (KI) (WS)
• NAURU (NR) • SOLOMON ISLANDS (SB)
• NEW CALEDONIA & • TONGA (TO)
LOYALTY ISLAND (NC)
• NEW ZEALAND (NZ) • TUVALU (TV)
• VANUATU (VU)
• WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLAND
(WF)
 JAPAN/KOREA
• JAPAN (JP)
• KOREA, NORTH (KP)
• KOREA, SOUTH (KR)
GLOBAL INDICATOR
 GLOBAL INDICATORS
FARES ARE ESTABLISHED NOT ONLY BY CLASS OF
SERVICE OR FARE TYPE BUT BY ROUTING TYPE. FOR
EXAMPLE, AND ECONOMY CLASS (Y) FARE FROM LAX TO
HKG VIA THE ATLANTIC (AT) WOULD BE HIGHER THAN THE
FARE PAID IF THE PASSENGER TRAVELED VIA THE
PACIFIC (PA).
 GLOBAL INDICATORS
Consequently, it is important to first find out what type of routing
the passenger is taking in order to quote the correct fare.
 BASIC ROUTING TYPES
TC1 Represents not just Area 1 but when used in reference to
routing types it means TRAVEL WITHIN Area 1 or
the WESTERN HEMISPHERE (WH).

GLOBAL INDICATOR: WH
CHI – MIA – MEX
(1) - (1) - (1)
 BASIC ROUTING TYPES
TC2 Represents not just Area 1 but when used in reference to
routing types it means TRAVEL WITHIN Area 2 or
the EASTERN HEMISPHERE (EH).

GLOBAL INDICATOR: EH
LON – CAI – JNB
(2) - (2) - (2)
 BASIC ROUTING TYPES
TC3 Represents Area 3 and also refers to TRAVEL
WITHIN Area 3 which is a part of the EASTERN
HEMISPHERE (EH).

GLOBAL INDICATOR: EH
SIN – HKG – SHA
(3) - (3) - (3)
 JOINT TRAFFIC
CONFERENCE AREAS
The LONGHAUL routing are between two or more areas. Such
routings may involve traveling via another area or ocean
crossings.
 JOINT TRAFFIC
CONFERENCE AREAS
TC1 ↔ TC2

Travel via the ATLANTIC ocean.

GLOBAL INDICATOR: AT
LON – BOS – LAX
(2) - (1) - (1)
 JOINT TRAFFIC
CONFERENCE AREAS
TC1 ↔ TC3
Travel between Area 1 & Area 3 via Pacific Ocean.
GLOBAL INDICATOR: PN
SYD – LAX – RIO
(3) - (1) - (1)
GLOBAL INDICATOR: PA
SFO – TYO – BKK
(1) - (3) - (3)
 JOINT TRAFFIC
CONFERENCE AREAS
TC1 ↔ TC3
Travel between Area 1 & Area 3 via ATLANTIC Ocean.
GLOBAL INDICATOR: SA
SIN – JNB – WAS
(3) - (2) - (1)
GLOBAL INDICATOR: AT
YTO – FRA – BKK
(1) - (2) - (3)
 JOINT TRAFFIC
CONFERENCE AREAS
TC2 ↔ TC3

TRAVEL BETWEEN AREA 2 & AREA 3, TRAVEL VIA BOTH

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS.

GLOBAL INDICATOR: AP
BKK – NYC – LON
(3) - (1) - (2)
 JOINT TRAFFIC
CONFERENCE AREAS
TC2 ↔ TC3 (Continue)
Travel between Area 2 & Area 3. (via Japan/Korea)
GLOBAL INDICATOR: RU TS
MNL – TYO – MOW
(3) - (3) - (2)
GLOBAL INDICATOR: TS
FRA - OSA – KUL
(2) - (3) - (3)
 JOINT TRAFFIC
CONFERENCE AREAS
TC2 ↔ TC3 (Continue)

Travel between Area 2 & Area 3.

GLOBAL INDICATOR: FE EH
BKK – BOM – MOW
(3) - (3) - (2)
GLOBAL INDICATOR: EH
LON – CAI – BKK
(2) - (2) - (3)